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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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